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Wednesday, 3 February 2016

An Aspiring Michelangelo???

Both boys have a history of being less than
enthusiastic about doing art projects. When they were little (pre-Pinterest
days) we never did anything crafty or artsy in our house. I suppose if I had
any interest in doing arts and crafts…that would’ve been a different story.

Part of the resistance to arts and crafts for Riley is that does not like to get his hands dirty.
At. All. Yes, it’s a part of his autism…a sensory thing. The other part…well if
you know G…it is definitely the G gene…no doubt about it.

The other day when I picked R up, he handed me a bag with 3 wrapped pieces of pottery.

Me: What
have you got there?

R:
Hedgehogs!

Later at home, I unwrapped the pieces and found
these…

I...I...I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure hedgehogs
have those spiky things all over their body. ;)OR...just maybe...they were newborn hedgehogs. Could be. Right?? Well ummmm...no. I was not right. Apparently even newborn hedgehogs have those spiky things all over
their body. I looked it up.

The third piece?
Lucky for you…I asked.

Me: Riley,
nice art! What did you make??

R:
Hedgehogs.

Me: What’s
the third one?

R: I don’t
know.

Me: Is it
a…… *pausing to let him answer*

R: *gives me the side-eye*

Me: …………

R: I don’t
know! *getting annoyed*

Me: Is it a
mouse?

R: NO! It’s
an animal!

Me: What
kind of animal?

R: YOU’RE
TALKING!!

Me: Is it a
pig?? *if you look closely you’ll notice a ‘P’ on the side*

R: NO!

Me: Then
what kind of animal is it?

R: *pauses*
It’s a mouse. YOU’RE TALKING!!!

When we decided to do an art class as part of
the IWNS (InclusionWorks! North Shore) program, I knew this would not be a huge
hit in Riley World. Especially the pottery section. But for Riley, it is all
about exposing him to different activities whether he likes them or not. One
never knows when he will actually take to something.

Make no mistake, whether Riley sees me opening the bag he hands me or
not…when he brings home an art project or anything else he makes, you’d
better believe I am all over it!

As for Riley…does he enjoy/like art any better these
days?? I’ll let you be the judge. :D

3 comments:

Oh my gosh, I love them! They are so adorably awesome. Even the...ah..um... mouse. LOL I am not a crafts person either. I am forced to be one, but it goes against every fibre in my being. And yeah Riley, the hands thing - I totally get it. :)